Engine complaints and recalls from NHTSA
Summary
The 2022 Volkswagen Golf GTI has 24 NHTSA engine complaints and 0 engine-related recalls.
24
Complaints
0
Recalls
0
Injuries Reported
Data source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) · Last updated April 10, 2026
| Date ↓ | Component | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 6, 2026 | ENGINE | Complaint: Catastrophic Engine Failure (Gen4 EA888 engine) - Volkswagen Golf GTI - Crank Walk En... |
| Jun 5, 2023 | ENGINE | Third time today I saw my radiator loose from passenger side and was rubbing on ac compressor pulley... |
| Dec 5, 2022 | ENGINE | My 2022 Golf GTI SE is part of the recall with NHTSA ID of 22V707 (Radiator and Coolant Hose). The i... |
| Sep 15, 2022 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | The radiator fell out of it's harness, which cause the coolant hose to rub against a belt. The cooli... |
| Sep 13, 2022 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | Radiator hose hit the serpentine belt and caused full loss of coolant. I currently have 1,483 miles ... |
| Sep 12, 2022 | ENGINE | Shift knob came off of lever. Plastic sleeve broke above metal clamp. Available for inspection. Coul... |
| Aug 26, 2022 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | July I broke down with a "low coolant" light, I pulled tot the side of the road, opened the hood and... |
| Aug 19, 2022 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | When driving at highway speeds, coolant sensor light stated there was a problem. Pulled off of freew... |
| Aug 14, 2022 | ENGINE | While driving warning lights started flashing stating car was over heating. Had the car towed to VW ... |
| Aug 6, 2022 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | Common problem on 2022 VW GTI models - radiator comes loose from upper clip mount on passenger side ... |
| Aug 6, 2022 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | Radiator LOOSE causing excessive rubbing on coolant hose causing leak and leaving vehicle stranded. ... |
| Aug 4, 2022 | ENGINE | Low coolant light appeared on dashboard. Radiator assembly had became dislodged and caused a coolant... |
| Aug 2, 2022 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | Radiator became loose causing radiator to have play, which in turn caused it to push the radiator ho... |
| Jul 30, 2022 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | The radiator is loose, causing one of the hose to rub against the engine. It drilled a hole into the... |
| Jul 17, 2022 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | Radiator came loose and cause a catastrophic coolant loss while driving leaving me stranded, a lot o... |
| Jul 16, 2022 | ENGINE | Radiator is not clipped in properly at the factory and causes the lower radiator hose to come intro ... |
| Jul 4, 2022 | ENGINE | Radiator came loose allowing the lower return hose to contact the AC pulley and become damaged. Car... |
| Jun 27, 2022 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | driving along normally with 1600 miles on the car and a low coolant message and tons of other warnin... |
| Jun 20, 2022 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | After 3500 miles my radiator came loose and pushed a lower coolant hose into the alternator belt, ch... |
| Jun 16, 2022 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | Passagner side radiator housing clip is loose and can disloge the radiator allowing the coolant sens... |